diff --git a/src/plumbing/tsfix.c b/src/plumbing/tsfix.c
index 14278632..1b868801 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/tsfix.c
+++ b/src/plumbing/tsfix.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ typedef struct tsfix {
   time_t tf_start_time;
 
   struct th_pktref_queue tf_ptsq;
+  struct th_pktref_queue tf_backlog;
 
 } tsfix_t;
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ tsfix_destroy_streams(tsfix_t *tf)
 {
   tfstream_t *tfs;
   pktref_clear_queue(&tf->tf_ptsq);
+  pktref_clear_queue(&tf->tf_backlog);
   while((tfs = LIST_FIRST(&tf->tf_streams)) != NULL) {
     LIST_REMOVE(tfs, tfs_link);
     free(tfs);
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ tsfix_start(tsfix_t *tf, streaming_start_t *ss)
   }
 
   TAILQ_INIT(&tf->tf_ptsq);
+  TAILQ_INIT(&tf->tf_backlog);
 
   tf->tf_tsref = PTS_UNSET;
   tf->tf_hasvideo = hasvideo;
@@ -185,12 +188,15 @@ tsfix_stop(tsfix_t *tf)
  *
  */
 static void
-normalize_ts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt)
+normalize_ts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt, int backlog)
 {
   int64_t ref, dts, d;
 
   if(tf->tf_tsref == PTS_UNSET) {
-    pkt_ref_dec(pkt);
+    if (backlog)
+      pktref_enqueue(&tf->tf_backlog, pkt);
+    else
+      pkt_ref_dec(pkt);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -269,8 +275,54 @@ normalize_ts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+static void
+tsfix_backlog(tsfix_t *tf)
+{
+  th_pkt_t *pkt;
+  th_pktref_t *pr;
+  tfstream_t *tfs;
+
+  while((pr = TAILQ_FIRST(&tf->tf_backlog)) != NULL) {
+    pkt = pr->pr_pkt;
+    TAILQ_REMOVE(&tf->tf_backlog, pr, pr_link);
+    free(pr);
+    tfs = tfs_find(tf, pkt);
+    normalize_ts(tf, tfs, pkt, 0);
+  }
+}
 
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+static int64_t
+tsfix_backlog_diff(tsfix_t *tf)
+{
+  th_pkt_t *pkt;
+  th_pktref_t *pr;
+  tfstream_t *tfs;
+  int64_t res = 0;
+
+  TAILQ_FOREACH(pr, &tf->tf_backlog, pr_link) {
+    pkt = pr->pr_pkt;
+    if (pkt->pkt_dts == PTS_UNSET) continue;
+    if (pkt->pkt_dts >= tf->tf_tsref) continue;
+    if (tf->tf_tsref > (PTS_MASK * 3) / 4 &&
+        pkt->pkt_dts < PTS_MASK / 4) continue;
+    tfs = tfs_find(tf, pkt);
+    if (!tfs->tfs_audio && !tfs->tfs_video) continue;
+    res = MAX(tsfix_ts_diff(pkt->pkt_dts, tf->tf_tsref), res);
+  }
+  return res;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
 static void
 recover_pts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt)
 {
@@ -324,7 +376,7 @@ recover_pts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt)
     }
 
     free(pr);
-    normalize_ts(tf, tfs, pkt);
+    normalize_ts(tf, tfs, pkt, 1);
   }
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +397,7 @@ compute_pts(tsfix_t *tf, tfstream_t *tfs, th_pkt_t *pkt)
 
   /* PTS known and no other packets in queue, deliver at once */
   if(pkt->pkt_pts != PTS_UNSET && TAILQ_FIRST(&tf->tf_ptsq) == NULL)
-    normalize_ts(tf, tfs, pkt);
+    normalize_ts(tf, tfs, pkt, 1);
   else
     recover_pts(tf, tfs, pkt);
 }
@@ -360,7 +412,7 @@ tsfix_input_packet(tsfix_t *tf, streaming_message_t *sm)
   th_pkt_t *pkt = pkt_copy_shallow(sm->sm_data);
   tfstream_t *tfs = tfs_find(tf, pkt);
   streaming_msg_free(sm);
-  int64_t diff;
+  int64_t diff, diff2;
   
   if(tfs == NULL || dispatch_clock < tf->tf_start_time) {
     pkt_ref_dec(pkt);
@@ -371,7 +423,12 @@ tsfix_input_packet(tsfix_t *tf, streaming_message_t *sm)
      ((!tf->tf_hasvideo && tfs->tfs_audio) ||
       (tfs->tfs_video && pkt->pkt_frametype == PKT_I_FRAME))) {
     tf->tf_tsref = pkt->pkt_dts & PTS_MASK;
-    tsfixprintf("reference clock set to %"PRId64"\n", tf->tf_tsref);
+    diff = diff2 = tsfix_backlog_diff(tf);
+    if (diff > 160000)
+      diff = 160000;
+    tf->tf_tsref = (tf->tf_tsref - diff) % PTS_MASK;
+    tvhtrace("parser", "reference clock set to %"PRId64" (backlog %"PRId64")\n", tf->tf_tsref, diff2);
+    tsfix_backlog(tf);
   } else if (tfs->tfs_local_ref == PTS_UNSET && tf->tf_tsref != PTS_UNSET &&
              pkt->pkt_dts != PTS_UNSET) {
     if (tfs->tfs_audio) {